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DC Native Brittany Young Dies Week After Maryland Crash
Brittany Young, 35, has been identified as the pedestrian who was hospitalized with traumatic injuries on Tuesday, April 23 in the unincorporated section of Bowie, police say. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the night of the strike, officers were called to the area of Pleasant Prospect Road and Bishops Content Road to investigate a crash.
Man shot, critically hurt in broad daylight in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was at the scene of a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE just before 12:30 p.m. Police said a man was shot there – he was not conscious and not breathing by the […]
Shots fired near Ballou High School in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON - Police continue to investigate an early morning shooting near Ballou High School in Southeast, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 3400 block of 4th Street around 9:21 a.m. for the report of shots fired. Police say no victims were located but continue to search for suspects...
Another shot at 90 degrees in the DC area Thursday
WASHINGTON (7News) — You have likely had the air conditioning running this week, as temperatures have stayed above average, with Monday being the hottest day so far this year at 89 degrees. The D.C. area has another shot at reaching 90 degrees for the first time this year on...
Suspect steals from the same Montgomery Co. grocery store 36 times in 6 months, police say
A man allegedly stolen from the same Chevy Chase, Maryland, grocery store three dozen times in the last few months, and Montgomery County police now say they need the public’s help identifying him. The suspect has allegedly committed these thefts 36 different times at the Amazon Fresh location off...
35-Year-Old Woman Succumbs To Injuries From Pedestrian Collision In Prince George’s County
BOWIE, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a now fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The victim is 35-year-old Brittany Young of Washington, DC. On April 23, 2024, at approximately 9:15 pm, officers...
Police, family of slain Hyattsville nightclub security guard plead for help
Alex Lynch, 28, was a security guard at the Area Code Gentlemen’s Club along Chillum Road, where he was shot and killed. “This case is not cold,” said Lt. Shane Goudreau with Prince George’s County police. “People are willing to talk sometimes about things that happened previously, and we’re really hoping that somebody can call us and give us a tip.”
Maryland law bans trash bags for carrying foster kids' belongings
A new Maryland law intends to bring more dignity to children in foster care by banning the use of trash bags to carry their belongings. Rob Scheer was raised in foster care, going from place to place with his stuff in a trash bag. “It happened to me again in...
DC police seeking to identify 4 additional teens in Navy Yard CVS theft, assault
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are asking for the community’s help to identify additional suspects involved in a theft and assault incident at a CVS in Southeast. On Tuesday, April 16, around 8:45 p.m. a group of teens entered a CVS in the 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue, Southeast and took items without paying, according to MPD officials.
Hyattsville man pleads guilty to string of robberies in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia said that a 30-year-old Hyattsville man pleaded guilty to 10 armed and attempted robberies that happened in D.C. between Aug. 22, 2023, and Jan. 8, 2024. The USAO said that 30-year-old Roberto McBean admitted to committing all of the […]
A ‘slap in the face’: Retired state workers in Maryland outraged by drug plan switch
Before receiving a heart transplant in 2020, Mark Varner avoided imagining his life too far into the future. Instead, Varner — a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park, who was diagnosed with multiple organ failure — only allowed himself to think ahead to the next day, to wonder if he’d wake up that morning. That changed after he got his transplant. Varner traveled to ...
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